European non-profit Algorithmic investigations and platform accountabilityhttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3mlpursv3ks2m🔎 Snapchat Ads Repository: A case study in independent auditing and platform accountability under the DSA Our latest investigation, conducted in April, found that Snapchat’s advertising transparency tools fell far short of requirements for very large online platforms under the DSA. 🧵13 May 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpursv3ks2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3mk5lt6lldl2eOn April 8, we released "Harassment as Infrastructure,” detailing widespread networks of abuse against women and girls on Telegram. In response, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov accused the EU of pushing for “surveillance and censorship” via “controlled NGOs and media.” 🧵👇23 Apr 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5lt6lldl2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3mixu27b27s2y🚨 NEW: Large-scale Telegram networks are spreading and monetizing non-consensual intimate images (NCII), including CSAM, in Italy and Spain. Our investigation reveals an organized ecosystem of abuse at scale — involving 25,000 users. 🧵08 Apr 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixu27b27s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3migcsfk4jf2b“Generative AI has arrived in France’s local elections.” That was Le Monde’s headline just a month before the 2026 municipal vote. But what did that actually mean in practice? 👇01 Apr 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3migcsfk4jf2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3mhsdexgapc2fIn the final days of 2025, thousands of non-consensual AI-generated images spread across X. We investigated it before regulators were even back from holiday.24 Mar 2026 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsdexgapc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3mgu6ukifrs2eAs elections unfold in both the NL and FR, use our updated Human Guide for AI Detection to make sense of the information around you. 🔎 Meanwhile, we’ll be monitoring TikTok to examine whose voices are amplified, if disinformation is spreading, and how GenAI is shaping what people see. Stay tuned! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Mar 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgu6ukifrs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3mgrlm5perc2aLast week, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, our senior researcher Dr Silvia Semenzin presented AI Forensics’ research on technology-facilitated gender-based violence at several high-level events in Madrid, Paris, and Brussels.11 Mar 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrlm5perc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3mgp5m7zpws25Are you a regulator or civil society expert working on disinformation? 📅 If so, mark your calendars! On April 9, our director @marcfaddoul.com will join @disinfo.eu for a webinar: “Civil society evidence under the DSA: lessons from AI Forensics.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Mar 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp5m7zpws25https://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3mgmmv3ehgk2lFor International Women’s Day, it’s worth acknowledging a troubling pattern we uncovered in our 2025 investigations of online harm: much of it disproportionately targets women and girls. Unfortunately, this is not surprising.👇09 Mar 2026 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmmv3ehgk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3mfjibm3fg22vLast week marked two years of the DSA. To mark the occasion, AI Forensics joined the DSA & Platform Regulation Conference, organized by the @dsaobservatory.bsky.social, to share our research and reflect on the future of platform governance in the EU. We contributed two presentations.👇23 Feb 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjibm3fg22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3mexoovygyc2jPlanning on joining @dsaobservatory.bsky.social’s #DSA #Conference in #Amsterdam next week? Come say hi and learn about some of our latest research on Tuesday, February 17 👇16 Feb 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mexoovygyc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3ment4flpd223🧵 AI bias isn’t just a chatbot problem. It’s increasingly built into our phones 📱 Our new audit finds the core on-device model powering Apple Intelligence is far from neutral.12 Feb 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ment4flpd223https://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3meleffq6422i🔍 What does TikTok US’s new ownership really mean for users? The transition has raised concerns, from changes to privacy policies to potential censorship. 🗣️Our Head of Research, Salvatore Romano, breaks it down in a new interview with Thomas Bourdeau for @rfi.fr: tinyurl.com/2v8zavmk11 Feb 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3meleffq6422ihttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3meiohivbhc2o🔒Safer Internet Day is a good moment to reflect on how our investigations are helping push the internet in a safer direction — and how we can continue being a catalyst for change in 2026. 🧵10 Feb 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3meiohivbhc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3mctsjhnie22mGrok update 🔍 Our latest data shows that safeguards implemented on X did reduce harmful outputs. But on Grok.com, we continue to identify AI-generated images, including some depicting suspected minors.👇20 Jan 2026 09:06 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mctsjhnie22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3mcjx4skqck2e📣 Digital interference in European elections is growing — and it’s not going away. That’s why independent monitoring is so vital. 🧵16 Jan 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcjx4skqck2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3mcfritqaq22lStay tuned! We’ve received many requests in recent days for updates on our Grok report. We’re currently conducting additional monitoring and analysis and will have more to share shortly. 🔍14 Jan 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfritqaq22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3mbvwg2mkls2b⚠️ New Investigation: Grok is systematically “undressing” women and generating extremist content. Our latest research shows this isn’t just anecdotal, but a pattern at scale.08 Jan 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbvwg2mkls2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3m7msvfbra22tCan you still tell when a video is AI-generated? On TikTok, 25% of top search results are now AI-made. We’re releasing a new AI Detection Guide to help journalists, fact-checkers, and everyday users spot AI videos and images. Become your own digital detective. 🕵️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/49z7z9e310 Dec 2025 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7msvfbra22thttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3m7keaoen6k2p🔍 As the EU calls for “simplification,” our year-long study of LLM chatbots shows a growing regulatory gap. LLMs like ChatGPT and Gemini increasingly act like search engines. But do they fall under the DSA, the AI Act, or somewhere in between?09 Dec 2025 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7keaoen6k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3m7hpyrhezc2h⚠️ AI chatbots are reshaping how we search. But EU rules haven’t caught up. Our new policy report digs into the risks of LLM-powered search and the gap in Europe’s regulatory approach. So how do we fix it? 👇 Full report + recommendations: tinyurl.com/2p2h77et https://tinyurl.com/2p2h77et08 Dec 2025 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7hpyrhezc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3m75p2a34uc23TikTok launched a tool to reduce AI content. Our reporting, now covered by @theguardian.com, shows why it's not enough. 🗞️ Agentic AI Accounts push anti-immigrant narratives, sexualized content, and fake news at scale, and TikTok consistently fails to identify and label it. tinyurl.com/yfxca3k3 https://tinyurl.com/yfxca3k304 Dec 2025 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m75p2a34uc23https://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3m7363gev7s2j🚨354 automated AI accounts generated 4.5 billion views on TikTok through more than 43,000 AI-made posts. Our investigation finds Agentic AI Accounts spreading harmful content. Yet TikTok labels around 1.38% of these posts. ⚠️ Full report: tinyurl.com/4kkfm4nn03 Dec 2025 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7363gev7s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/aiforensics.org/post/3m6k7maw3kk2cLast month, alongside @mozilla.org @algorithmwatch.org and others, we asked major platforms to share their 1,000 most-viewed posts. Not a single one agreed. If we can’t see what goes viral, we can’t understand how misinformation spreads. Sign the petition for basic transparency. 👇 mzl.la/49HTh8C https://mzl.la/49HTh8C26 Nov 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:e7llntfj2lakcg3uz73qtomz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6k7maw3kk2c